Oakland Athletics' Sean Manaea (55) holds an inflatable "0" and a giraffe in celebration of his no-hitter the previous night before the Oakland Athletics game against the Boston Red Sox on Sunday, April 22, 2018 at the Oakland Coliseum in Oakland, Calif. (Nhat V. Meyer/Bay Area News Group/TNS) less

Oakland Athletics' Sean Manaea (55) holds an inflatable "0" and a giraffe in celebration of his no-hitter the previous night before the Oakland Athletics game against the Boston Red Sox on Sunday, April 22, ... more

Oakland Athletics starting pitcher Sean Manaea (right) celebrates with Oakland Athletics catcher Jonathan Lucroy after pitching a no-hitter against the Boston Red Sox in a baseball game in Oakland, Saturday, ... more

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OAKLAND, CA - APRIL 21: Sean Manaea #55 of the Oakland Athletics gets showered with gatorade and water by teammates after he threw a no-hitter against the Boston Red Sox at the Oakland Alameda Coliseum on April 21, 2018 in Oakland, California. The Athletics won the game 3-0. (Photo by Thearon W. Henderson/Getty Images) less

OAKLAND, CA - APRIL 21: Sean Manaea #55 of the Oakland Athletics gets showered with gatorade and water by teammates after he threw a no-hitter against the Boston Red Sox at the Oakland Alameda Coliseum on ... more

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Oakland Athletics starting pitcher Sean Manaea throws to a Boston Red Sox batter during the first inning of a baseball game in Oakland, Saturday, April 21, 2018. (AP Photo/John Hefti)

Oakland Athletics starting pitcher Sean Manaea throws to a Boston Red Sox batter during the first inning of a baseball game in Oakland, Saturday, April 21, 2018. (AP Photo/John Hefti)

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LOS ANGELES, CA - APRIL 10: Sean Manaea #55 of the Oakland Athletics pitches during the first inning of a game against the Los Angeles Dodgers at Dodger Stadium on April 10, 2018 in Los Angeles, California. (Photo by Sean M. Haffey/Getty Images) less

LOS ANGELES, CA - APRIL 10: Sean Manaea #55 of the Oakland Athletics pitches during the first inning of a game against the Los Angeles Dodgers at Dodger Stadium on April 10, 2018 in Los Angeles, California. ... more

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A’s Sean Manaea gets AL weekly honors after no-hitter

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ARLINGTON, Texas — After throwing the seventh no-hitter in Oakland A’s history on Saturday against Boston, left-hander Sean Manaea was named co-American League Player of the Week on Monday.

Baltimore’s Manny Machado, who hit .500 with five homers in six games, shared the award. Manaea is the first A’s pitcher to win weekly honors since Sonny Gray on Sept. 29, 2014.

“It’s awesome,” Manaea said. “It’s pretty cool sharing it with Manny Machado, obviously he’s been around a long time and I recognize what he’s capable of doing. To be selected out of all the guys playing right now is incredible.”

Manaea said he finally got some sleep Sunday night for the first time since the no-no, but he still hasn’t been able to get back to all the hundreds of well-wishers, including host families from his minor-league days and Angels outfielder Mike Trout — the two-time AL MVP direct-messaged his congrats. “I thought that was pretty cool,” Manaea said.

Manaea continues to watch highlights from the game, but, he said, “There’s going to come a time where I have to start moving on and get ready to face the Astros,” he said.

He plans to do something special for catcher Jonathan Lucroy, as is customary after a no-hitter, but he hasn’t decided what yet.

Chance in Texas for Nuñez:Renato Nuñez signed with the A’s as a 16-year-old in Venezuela, and he turned into one of the top young power hitters in the minors, belting 33 homers last year between Triple-A Nashville and Oakland.

Now he’s with the Rangers, who claimed Nuñez on waivers on April 15 as he was on a rehab assignment with Nashville. Nuñez, 24, was a little surprised by the move, he said Monday, but he was out of options and he knew Oakland would have to put him on the big-league roster or expose him to waivers. “New team, new experience,” he said. “But I always liked the A’s, I have nothing bad to say about the A’s. They gave me my first big-league opportunity.”

Nuñez has made four starts in left and one at third for Texas. He might be the eventual replacement for projected Hall of Fame third baseman Adrian Beltré, and, Nuñez said, he’s trying to learn everything he can from Beltre.

“He’s the player I always watched growing up, and now that I’m here with him, I’m watching everything he does all time, trying to pick up something every day,” Nuñez said. “He’s the boss. I’m like, ‘Yes, sir!’”

A’s manager Bob Melvin said he’d chatted with Nuñez on Monday. “I feel like he is a big-leaguer,” Melvin said. “He was just blocked here. I’m glad he’s got the opportunity now. He’s put up numbers that suggest he can play in the big leagues. I’m happy for him.

“I hope he stays idle in this series, but you root for a guy who’s been in your organization for a while, worked hard and had success.”